Abstract:The 1990 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Task Force Recommendations include facility policy and procedure guidelines. The objectives of this study were to determine and to improve the adherence to the 1990 APA ECT Task Force Recommendations on policies and procedures among the providers of ECT in Louisiana. Completed surveys on ECT policy and procedures were obtained from the seven major Louisiana ECT providers from the last quarter of 1996. Project coordinators distribut… Show more
“…Although significant controversy surrounds ECT and some physicians believe it should be abolished, its use continues in many countries for specific mental disorders (McFarquhar and Thompson, ) Notably, ECT should only be administered after obtaining informed consent. (Westphal and Rush, ).…”
ECT can be applied early, emergently and successfully to patients who have a wide range of psychiatric disorders and life-threatening conditions without threat of lawsuits, even during their first hospitalization.
“…Although significant controversy surrounds ECT and some physicians believe it should be abolished, its use continues in many countries for specific mental disorders (McFarquhar and Thompson, ) Notably, ECT should only be administered after obtaining informed consent. (Westphal and Rush, ).…”
ECT can be applied early, emergently and successfully to patients who have a wide range of psychiatric disorders and life-threatening conditions without threat of lawsuits, even during their first hospitalization.
The rate of ECT use in Hong Kong continues to be below that in the United States and the United Kingdom. Access to ECT is most limited to the elderly and private patients.
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